London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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Table showing the nature of the Nuisances dealt with in connection with Workshops and Laundries :—
| Dirty walls and ceilings | 388 |
| Premises without dust receptacles | 134 |
| Workrooms without workroom Abstract exhibited | 86 |
| Defective drains | 31 |
| „ water-closets | 34 |
| „ paving | 55 |
| „ guttering and stack pipes | 14 |
| ,, flooring | 18 |
| „ water fittings | 6 |
| „ window frames | 8 |
| „ coppers | 7 |
| „ flushing apparatus | 17 |
| „ roofs | 14 |
| ,, doors | 3 |
| ,, sinks | 3 |
| ,, stoves in laundries | 5 |
| Dirty water-closets | 30 |
| No separate supply of water for domestic purposes | 12 |
| Workrooms insufficiently ventilated | 9 |
| „ „ heated | 10 |
| Cisterns uncovered and dirty | 83 |
| Dangerous staircases | 3 |
| Wash-house floors unpaved | 10 |
| Yards unpaved | 4 |
| Damp walls | 6 |
| No water-closet accommodation provided | 4 |
| No separate accommodation for the sexes | 4 |
| Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 3 |
| Stack pipes connected to drain | 8 |
| Sink waste „ ,, | 10 |
| Overcrowded workrooms | 7 |
| Fumes from gas machines | 6 |
| Drains blocked | 4 |
| Total | 1,036 |